USA CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES

A scorched landscape remains in the rural community of Clearlake Oaks, California, USA, 15 August 2012, after a wildfire pushed through, leaving residents only minutes to evacuate. Several wildfires are blazing in the Western USA states of California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their properties. (Photo by Alvin Jornada / EPA European Pressphoto Agency)